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Re:How to make a leather piston seal (2007) by throwaway0a5e on Thursday July 22, 2021 @10:34AM (#27919357)
Leather punches are also great for bolt holes in gaskets.
Re:How to make a leather piston seal (2007) by doodlebugging on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:27PM (#27921759)
Yes!

This is another thing that I have used mine to produce. I forgot about that.

I keep gasket materials on hand for this and use a small ball-peen hammer to tap out the main gasket and a punch to pop the holes. You may have to make a minor touch-up with an exacto knife but usually the gasket works great.